Roger Herz-Fischler is a retired professor of mathematics. After years
of doing research in theoretical probability he became interested
in the sociology of mathematical myths, in particular of the golden number.
His research, always based on original source material,
led to his books:
"Proportions in the Architecture Curriculum"
A link to the article in HTML format.
The article in PDF
format. N.B. In the PDF version Figure 21, "Garches"
is
labelled 21 and Figure 22 "Stuttgart" is missing.
"Le Nombre d'Or en France de 1896 à 1927" The article itself.
Notes for the article.
"How to Find the 'Golden Number' Without Really Trying"
[This is suggested reading for anyone who is analysing literature, music or anything involving counts; for continuous measurements see the chapter on philosophy in The Shape of the Great Pyramid.]
Several of my articles deal entirely or in part with Le Corbusier:
Case studies 10, 11 and 12 of
"Proportions in the Architecture Curriculum" discuss, with mathematical details, Le Corbusier's methods. Figures 20 -- 28 may be consulted in connection with the next two articles. For a clearer copy of the preliminary sketch (Figure 21) for Garches, see below.
"The Early of Relationship of Le Corbusier to the 'Golden Number' "
The printed version of "Le Corbusier's 'Regulating Lines' for the Villa at Garches (1927) and Other Early Architectural Works" was a much shortened version (16 footnotes) of the original (40 footnotes) version. Following several exchanges with Jef7rey Hildner (see his Garches 1234, special edition, Boston:
The Architect Painter Press, 2009, for many drawings, photographs and his analysis of Garches) I have decided to present my original version (typed in Paris in early 1983; the lines and streaks represent "cut and paste" in the pre-word processor sense). See
"Proportions in the Architecture Curriculum" for the diagrams referred to.
The original summary, list of diagrams and chart of published examples of regulating lines for "Le Corbusier's 'Regulating Lines' for the Villa at Garches (1927) and Other Early Architectural Works".
The original text for "Le Corbusier's 'Regulating Lines' for the Villa at Garches (1927) and Other Early Architectural Works".
The original footnotes for "Le Corbusier's 'Regulating Lines' for the Villa at Garches (1927) and Other Early Architectural Works".
A clearer copy of the preliminary sketch for Garches.
The contract for Garches, November 10, 1926.
The article "Le Nombre d'Or en France" discusses Le Corbusier's relationship to the painters
Gris and Severini.
A Mathematical History of Division in Extreme and Mean Ratio,
republished as A Mathematical History of the Golden Number
The Shape of the Great Pyramid
Adolph Zeising / (1810-1876) / The Life and Work of a German Intellectual
as well as to many articles.
In addition to his research publications, Roger Herz-Fischler
is interested in pedagogy and has published four textbooks, including A Guide to Matlab; see below.
